Zidane leads masterclass to leave Ferguson in a real fix

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SIR ALEX FERGUSON secured the away goal that he craved on a privileged evening in the Bernabéu Stadium last night. Shame about the three — and it could have been six — that flew into Manchester United’s net in the European Cup quarter-final first leg.

On a night that should have been billed as An Audience with Zinedine Zidane, the last representatives of the Barclaycard Premiership were sliced apart by a Real Madrid team that will surely retain the trophy. The world’s best side can acclimatise for the final at Old Trafford on May 28 when they come to Manchester